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40 Years in Community Service 02

Uwelwe imana umphakathi

waseMpukunyoni

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Capping of Nurses 03

Ingane itholwe ilahlaziwe eNhlwathi 04

Breast Cancer Awareness 04

TB Awareness 05

Staff Wellness Day 06

Musani ukuchatha izingane 07

Abahlengikazi baseMkhanyakude abad-

la umhlanganiso ku Cicilia Makiwane

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Launch of MMC and Healthu Life Style 10

From the Editor 11

Nursing Manage’s Corner

Extention of Theatre in Hlabisa Hospital

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Hlabisa Hospital

Private Bag x 5001, Hlabisa ,3937 Tel

(035) 8381003 Fax 035—8381 103

APRIL—JUNE 2012

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Sister Marlene Sach has work for twelve years in Hlabisa .She is a registered nurse ,who has devoted her life in making people ‘s lives .Ms. Marlene Sach came to South Africa in 1996 under the association . She has been responsible for providing health service at Somkhele ,Ntondweni ,and driving miles to the rural villages of Hlabisa sub district as well playing a major role at schools ,supporting the needy. She is very healthy and active ,she is able to run at her age 70 years ,she says “Iam vegetarian and I’m living healthy life style besides Iam a sister by religion . She worked hard with the late Sir Ditty Van Spaun. There were many clinics that were built from the program run by this team ,her declaration and committed were highly appreciated all the best as you retires ,enjoy your well –earned retire-ment .Thank you for your contribution your really made a desire in people ’s lives!!!We are happy that you are still being part of us at the Gateway .Dedicating your time to Hlabisa. God bless you and keep you !!! By MRS D.L.. L ZUNGU CHIEF EXECU-TIVE OFFICER

Sister Marline

who have

served 40

years in com-

UNGAHLE UBE SENHLANHLENI UMPHAKATHI WASEMPUKU-

NYONI NGOMTHOLAMPILO

Umphakathi waseMpukunyoni

ungahle ube senhlanhleni

yokuthi umtholampilo

wendawo (Somkhele Clinic)

uthole ukwakhiwa kwendlu

yokubelethela omama aba-

zithwele kanye nendlu

yokuhlalisa amanesi Uma

egade ezimo eziphuthumayo

(on-call). Lokhu kulandela

izingxoxo ezikhona phakathi

koMnyango weZempilo,

abaphathi bendabuko kanye nabaphathi bemayini (Somkhele Mine). Lemayini izimisele ngokutshala

emphakathini waseMpukunyoni ngokuba ulekelele ngokwakha lezizindlu nokuyokwenza ukuthi

lomtholampilo usebenze amahora angama—24

eminyakeni ezayo.

TIRELESS SERVICE AT THE HLABISA SUBDISTRICT

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CAPPING OF GROUP ……………………….

They could not believe this… Their desire of helping

people have come true. This group was a group of

CCG’s (Community Care Givers) who were upgraded

to become nurses. Usually when they sings with ap-

preciation, their song “ Uma Ngihamba Nawe

Ngqongqoshe bangbiza nge CCG” They are now Pu-

pil nurses following their capping ceremony that was

done on 25 April 2012.

Candle light and nurs-es pledge during the capping

MEET OUR NEW MEDICAL MANAGER

DR

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INGANE EYATHOLWA ILAXAZWE ECELENI KOMGWAQO

EZIHLAHLENI EMATSHAMHLOPHE—ENHLWATHI

Amakhaza ayeshubisa umkantsha aqeda unembeza kumzali wengane owabona kuncono alaxaze ingane yakhe ezihlahleni.

Igcinwe esibhedlela Ingane eyintombazana eyatholwa inezinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezintathu izelwe eyatholwa ngumfanyana

ezihambela endaweni yase-Matshamhlophe (Enhlwathi) kwaHlabisa. Umzali akabonwa nangokhalo kanti ayikho

imininingwane eyayibhalwe enganeni. Lengane yatholakala ngomhlaka 14 June 2012 ngezinsuku zePhalamende Lentsha

elaliseMkhanyakude endaweni yase Macabuzela.

BREAST EXAMINATION IS WHAT WOMEN WERE ENCOURAGED TO DO IN ORDER TO DETECT BREAST CANCER EAR-LY. THE AWARENESS WAS DONE AT KWAMSANE CLINIC ON THE 6TH OF JUNE 2012 BY THE TEAM FROM PINK DRIVE IN PART-NERSHIP WITH HEALTH WORKERS FROM THE HOSPITAL AND LINIC

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AT KWAMSANE CLINIC

161 Women were screened for breast

cancer but only 1 case was suspected.

That person was referred to the hospital

for further management.

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Isibhedlela sakwa Hlabisa

savakashela isikole esingaphansi kwe Nkosi yakwaM-pukunyoni,lapho sasiyoqwashisa khana ngesifo sofuba.(TB) Kulesi Sikole ining labafundi litholakale ninalesi sifo sofuba emveni koku-ba kwenziwe ucwaningo isibhedlela sisebenzisana kanye nomtholampilo wase Nkundusi-dusinkwabe sekuvela ukuthi lin-ing izinga labantwana abanesifo sofuba. U Sir Mazibuko okuwuyena mphathi wakwa TB wayefundisa exwayisa abantwana ngaso lesifo sofuba wayehambisana kanye nabakwa HIV & AIDS lapho kwase kuqguqguzelwa abant-wana ukuba bahlole lesisifo ukuze uma umtwana enaso ash-eshe athole ukwelapheka ngoba siyelapheka. Abafundi babe-jabule ukuthola ulwazi oluqhamu-ka kwebezempilo njengoba base-behlola ukuze bezigcine bephili-le. Nothisha babededela abafundi ngoba nabo babekhathalele izimpilo zabafundi babo.

TB AWERENESS AT MASIBONISANE

HIGH SCHOOL

Umnuzane Mazibuko ukunguyena mphathi wakwa TB umi phambi kwabantwana kanye nethimba okuyilona alalibhekelele ukuhlolwa kwesifo sofuba

Ukwanda koku-theleleka kwe-sifo sofuba endaweni yase Mpukunyoni nakwezinye izindawo yikhona okwen-za ithimba elisebenza ngesifo sofuba ukuba liphume umkhankaso wokuqwashisa ngalesisifo.

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STAFF WELLNESS DAY IN PARTNER-

SHIP WITH OLD MUTUAL.

STAFF WELLNESS DAY IN PARTNER-

SHIP WITH OLD MUTUAL.

Old mutual staff assisting and advising employees on financial management . The partnership with

Old Mutual group scheme was very beneficial to both hospital and the company . The company also

thank the Hospital about participating to their wellness day it is the greet opportunity to them for getting

more customers, their presentation always goes well . The company now have lot of customers from

this institution Hlabisa hospital .

The Old Mutual visited the Hlabisa hospital to conduct staff wellness day whereby the old mutual had

to do the services on the day which is cholesterol checking blood pressure blood sugar level ,height and

weight. .The staff were very happy because they gain a lot of things to the old mutual team .The old

mutual have clients in the hospital who are employees. The management of Hlabisa Hospital doesn't

care only for patient but employees are also taking care of them selves .

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KUQWASHISWA NGOKUVIKELA

IZINGANE (CHILD PROTECTION

AWARENESS)

Abasebenzi besibhedlela

baphuma umkhankaso

wokuqwashisa umphaka-

thi ngokuvikelwa

kwezingane. Eminye

yalemkhankaso yay-

isendaweni yakwaM-

pukunyoni lapho kwaku-

buthene khona umphaka-

thi, izinduna, amakhan-

sela, kanye neNkosi

yesizwe sakwaMpukun-

yoni.

Kwakuphume ngisho

umphathi wamanesi

((Nursing Manager—

Mrs. S..R. Mtshali) no-

phinde abe ngomunye

wesigungu seNkosi em-

khandlwini, umphathi

wewodi lezingane u Mrs.

Maphumulo (R/N), Ms.

Ndlovu naye ongunesi

(R/N) ewodini lezingane

kanye noMxhumanisi

wesibhedlela nomphaka-

thi (PRO) u Ms. Nompilo

Mvubu. Ngenxa yense-

lelo ebhekene

nesibhedlela nokuy-

izingane ezilethwa

esibhedlela zisesimweni

esibucayi nokuyaye kuthi

sokuthi ngabe kulungile yini

ukuchathwa kwezingane

esikhathini samanje. Abomnyango

bona baxwayisa umphakathi ngo-

bungozi bona ababubonayo nxa

izingane zilethwa esibhedlela

nasemtholampilo emuva kukuba

zichathiwe.

Uma umzali ebuzwa ngengane

azisholo yena ukuthi ingane

ichathiwe, kwesinye isikhathi in-

gane igcine ngokudlula

emhlabeni.

Ukudalula inani lezingane ezidlule

emhlabeni ngenxa yezinkinga

ezifuze lezi emphakathini kwenza

ukuthi umuntu ngamunye

azithathele yena isinqumo

LAUNCH OF HEALTHY LIFE STYLE AT UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT

Practicing and living healthy lifestyle is for everyone.

Launch was done by MEC for Health Dr S. Dhlomo at

UMkhanyakude District (Hlabisa) where all depart-

mental staff members were encouraged to live healthy

life style. It was few days towards Comrades Marathon

2012 and Dr Dhlomo was one of comrades. He men-

tioned that there are many ways of exercising and some

of them are enjoyable like aerobics. After the speech

that was delivered at Amakhosi hall, everyone walked

and other run to the sports field where he exercises were

done in terms of aerobics led by MEC’s instructor. Eve-

ryone was encouraged to continue with exercising in

order to live longer and healthy. Continues on page 09

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STEP 1 YIMA PHAMBI KWESUBUKO, UBHEKISISE KAHLE IZINGUQUKO KUNOMA IYIPHI INGXENYE YEBELE LAKHO, NJENGOKUMA KWALO OKUSHINTSHILE, UBUKHULU NOMA NGABE YINI EPHUMA KULO STEP 2 BEKA ISANDLA NGEMUVA KWEKHANDA, USEBENSISE ESINYE ISANDLA UHAMBISE IMINWE YAKHO KANCANE KUSUKA KWELINYE IBELE UKUYA KWELINYE UCIN-DEZELA IBELE. UZWE UKUTHI AKUKH ISIGAXA, UKUVUVUKA NOMA IZINGUQUKO EZIKHONA. HLOLISISA KAHLE UBUYE UBHEKE NASEMAKHWAPHENI. GUQUKA UBUYE WENZE OKUFANAYO NASOHLANGOTHINI. STEP 3 LOKHU OKUNGENHLA KUNGENZEKA NGOKULALA PHANSI, UBEKE ISANDLA SAKHO NGEMUVA KWEKHANDA LAKHO.

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Banconyiwe abah-lengikazi base Mkhanyakude abaklonyeliswe ngezindondo ezise-qophelweni eliphezulu. UNgqonqgoshe Wezempilo KwaZulu-Natal uDkt Sibongiseni Dhlomo un-come kakhulu abahlengikazi base-Mhanyakude ngokuthola izindondo zokubahlonipha ngomsebenzi wabo ovelele. Lezindondo ziphuma ngega-ma likaCecilia Makiwane owabe engumhlengikazi wokuqala omnyama owabhalisa ngokusemthethweni njen-gonesi eNingizimu Afrika. UMakiwane ngaphandle kokuba ngumhlengikazi, wabe futhi eyis-igayigayi elwela amalungelo abantu besifazane njengalokhu wabe ey-inxenye yokuqala yombhikisho ku-chithwa ukuphathwa kwamapasi ngo 1912. UNqgongqoshe uDkt Dhlomo unqume ukuzifikela mathupha eMkhanyakude ayozibonela labahlengikazi njenga-lokhu lesisifunda kusukela ngo 2003 silokhu sihlomula uma kuhlonishwa abahlengikazi abasebenze ngokuvelele. Lokhu kuhlonishwa kwabahlengikazi kwenzelwe esibhedlela sakwaHlabisa lapho uNgqongqoshe evezile ukuthi wathi ehambele umcimbi kaNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo kuZwelonke uDkt. Aaron Motsoaledi, wazizwa enokuthokoza

okukhulu ngenkathi nale-sifundazwe sithola ukuhlonish-wa. Okukhulu lapha ukuthi um-hlengikazi uNksz Sisana Ce-bekhulu wakhona eMkhanya-kude wabashaya bonke emakhanda sekufakwe zonke iziFundazwe zakuleli. Sebe-bonke abahlengikazi base-Mkhanyakude asebathola lezizindondo bayisikhom-bisa ,kanti –ke uNgqongqoshe ukwazile ukuthola ithuba loku-bonana nabo, abasebenza ngokuzikhandla uma ku-nakekelwa iziguli. Kulabahlengikazi abangu 7 basemkhanyakude abathathu kubo ngabasebenzi be-sibhedlela sakwaHlabisa okungu Ms. NIB Mnyandu ongu Matron wase Maternity nasezin-ganeni, Mrs Hlabisa ongu HAST Co-ordinator kanye no Mrs Nda-ba ongumphathi womtholampilo i-Macabuzela Clinic.

U-Ms

Mnyandu

emukela

umklome-

lo wakhe

UNgqongqoshe u Dkt Dhlomo nabahlengikazi abaklonyeliswa ngezin-

dondo ehambisana neNkosi DJ Hlabisa noSomlomo, Inkosi Dabsie

Hlabisa, Imeya yakwaHlabisa kanye nosomlomo wesifunda Khansela

Hlengiwe Mavimbela.

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Ungqongqoshe wabe esethatha ithuba lokuhambela isibhedlela sakwaHlabisa ukuthi aqhube umkhankaso owamenyezelwa Isilo wokusoka. Wazibambela mathupha wasoka abanga-mashumi nambili abafana (20), kubalwa noSomlomo woM-khandlu kaMasipala wakhona kwaHlabisa. Abafana babephume ngobuningi babo beze ukuzosoka kulandela izimfundiso nangokwelulekwa abakutholayo ngobuhle bokusoka. “Abangani bami ba-yangihleka ngejwabu manje nami ngibone kuncono ngisoke ukuze ngizophepha” kusho omunye wabafana.

UNGQONGQOSHE WA-ZIBAMBELA MATHUPHA WASOKA ABANGAMASHUMI AMABILI (20)

Ukuvakashelwa ezikoleni kwabafana nasezindaweni abatho-lakala kuzo kanye nokukhangisa loluhlelo yikhona okwenza abafana bakuthathe ngesasasa ukusoka. Selokhu kwaqala lom-khankaso wokusoka, awukho umphefumulo oye wasweleka kule-sisibhedlela okanye

kwenzeke into enga-dala ukuba abafana babe manqika nokusoka. Ithimba elenza lomsebenzi lisebenza ngokukhulu ukucophelela nokuzinikela em-sebenzini wabo kanti nabasebenzayo nabo bayakhuthazwa ukuba basoke

Abafana ababezosoka belalele inkulumo kaNgqongqoshe

UKUZIVOCAVOCA KWENZA

UMZIMBA UHLALE UPHILILE

FUTHI UNGABI NESISINDO

ESEQILE

Ngomhlaka 30 May 2012 uNgqongqoshe

weZempilo uDkt Sibongiseni Dhlomo wavula

ngokusemthethweni uhlelo lokuzivocavoca

(Launch of Healthy Life Style) esifundeni sase-

Mkhanyakude kwaHlabisa.

Abasebenzi bayo yonke iminyango kubalwa naba-

kwamasipala babeyinxenye yalolusuku lapho

babekhuthazwa khona ngokuzivocavoca. “Abanye

banqena ngisho ukungena esitolo, sekunzima nje

nokwehla emotweni ungene esitolo” Ngalolusuku

bonke abasebenzi bahamba abanye bagijima

ibanga elingu 4 KM njengenxenye yokuzivocavoca

bebheke ezinkundleni lapho babezivocavoca kho-

Abasebenzi beminyango eyahlukene bezivocavoca no

Ngqongqoshe weZempilo u Dkt Sibongiseni Dhlomo

ezinkundleni zemidlalo kwaHlabisa bedansa ama aerobics

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FROM THE EDITOR It is that time of the year again, festive has come and gone, we are now at Winter time and in the middle of the year. Everyone had plans for the year, it is good to monitor whether you are in line in achieving your goal now and not to wait till the end of the year. It been a great opportunity to work with people from Hlabisa and at Um-khanyakude. The management has been supportive, team work and relationship with all staff was at great, support from all stakeholders including clients is appreci-ated as we are all working because of them. Indeed there were some challenges but because everyone knows we are here be-cause of patients, that’s not the case in terms of work production. This office wish to thank all staff members for their dedication on patients care which is con-firmed with the number of compliments that we have received in this quarter 2012/2013 when compared with com-plaints received verbally and in writing in-cluding suggestion boxes. Out of 32 complaints, 27 are resolved in this quarter and the total number of com-pliments were 156. Some of the compli-ments did mentioned staff by their names. Those staff who were mentioned by names were also informed and encouraged to work more dedicatedly as their efforts are noticeable by patients as well.

Mhlei Ngihlale ngizwa ngenda-ba ukuthi isibhedlela sakwa Hlabisa asi-nasizo . Amanga aluhlaza, anive nine-care nothando, ni-yawazi umsebenzi, nenza sho ukuthi umuntu uphuma engumqemane. Kimina ningiprovele ukuthi amanga lawa okuhlezi kukhulunywa ngawo ngani. Niqhu-beke nemphatho yenu enhle nakwabanye Ngiyazibongela Zandile Mkhwanazi Mtuba—Emfekayi. Mhleli Kunomabhalane oseben-za ebusuku wakwaCele akave esebenza kahle, akasihluphi ngokulala—awungqongqozi ewindini kuze kube buhlungu izandla noma umemeze kuze kushe izwi njen-galaba abanye. Abantu abahlali bengabhalisile baze bagcwale ibhentshi umabhalane esavuswa. Thina bama Ambulance

siba nenkinga ka-bi ngalabo-

mabhalane abalalayo ebusuku. Futhi

lomabhalane akaba-khahli abantu abadala ukhuluma kahle nabo

nom bengenayo imali yokukhokha akabathethi-

si, ukube siyazenzela ngabe kuhlale kuseben-za yena ebusuku. Abama-ambulance.

For compliments, suggestions

and complaints please contact

the Public Relations Officer Ms

N.H Mvubu on 035—8381 003

ext 265 or write to suggestion

boxes placed in strategic

points

Mhleli Ngbonga impatho, ngiphatheke kahle ngeswela umlomo wokubonga cha bo-dokotela nani ma-nesi niyayenza into enayfundela. Ngafi-ka nengane ifa lap-ha kwaHlabisa Hos-pital kodwa ngi-phume nengane yami isiphila ngi-bonga nolwazi en-inginike lona ngo-bubi bokuchatha izingane. Ngibonge kakhulu ngosizo lwenu Aphile Mhlongo (Estezi) Mhleli Ngizedlulisela uku-bonga kubo bonke abasebenzi bezempilo ngokungisiza ngokuzimisela. Sengathi uNku-lunkulu angabapha amandla baseben-ze njalo. Mantombi Kunene (Makhowe) Mhleli Cha bandla ngiya-sincoma isibhedlela sakwa Hlabisa. Ngifisa ukuthi ning-ashintshi nibe ne-nqubekela phambi-li. Mnotho Mdluli (Bazaneni)

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FROM THE NURSING MANAGER’S DESK

Another financial year has started

and we are hopeful it is going to be

a good year. After all 2012 is a

leap year, a centenary for the ruling

party. We have seen celebrations

and the mood is high for every-

body in the country.

Our mood as health care workers is

high too, we are hoping to be ac-

credited for the NHI and be includ-

ed as the 4th Health District in

KZN. We have seen an increase of

the 2 year program. We host an an

increase by 29 Registered Nurses

who are ready for translations to

the new posts. We saw ourselves

re-employing staff which was re-

cruited by the Africa Centre. They

are now staffing our clinics a big

“Thank Your” to the NGO they

came back with skills like the Di-

ploma in PHC , they were not hav-

ing when joining Africa Centre.

Some thing applies to Lay Counse-

lors, this relationship is a good one

because it has armed workers from

this sub district with skills whilst

delivering services for the people

of Hlabisa. I don’t know what

would have happened to our people

if they were not working in our ar-

Mrs S.R. Mtshali— Nursing Manager

There is an improvement in mater-

nal deaths during 2010. We had 9,

they have decreased in 2011 and

none this year. It is appareict that

there is something that is done cor-

rectly now. Wish to congratulate

Maternity Staff for this achieve-

ment, There is an Advanced Mid-

wife in each and every team.

Thanks to the DIPAM Program me

in the UKZN.

Further again, I would like to thank

all nurses and hospital clinic work-

ers for their contribution to deliver

health services for the people of

Hlabisa

Keep it Up.

The NHI to our people in the sub

district. I attended a workshop in

Johannesburg about “Health Work-

ers for Change” dealing with staff

attitudes which are a sore one and

is one of the core standards. Every

Tuesday and Wednesday at Hla-

bisa, together with the PHC Train-

er, we will expose the willing staff

to be contents of the workshop. It

will help especially female staff

which is the bulk.

There are changes in the municipal

boundaries in our area with a lot of

our clinics having moved from

Hlabisa to Mtubatuba

Municipality. Lets embrace the

changes partake in “Asisukume

Sakhe” an initiative of the KZN

Department of the Premier; So to

make our services to be as seamless

as possible and this fast-track ser-

vice delivery to our people.

EXTENTION OF THEATRE

Hospital Theatre is under extension and renovation. It will be extended on the place where staff clinic park home was,

staff clinic / Crises Centre has moved to the space next to chapel. The existing theatre have 2 operating theatres, 1 re-

covery room, and it will be extended to 3 operating theatres , stock rooms, recovery room with bigger size (double) ,

rest room, kitchen, duty room and ablution facilities.

Workers on site building Theatre where it was staff clinic